BCOM: INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY
AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology firmly believe that people are the heart and souls of organisations and without them no organisation can be successful. Our aim is to give insight into the behaviour of people in the workplace and the ability to influence behaviour to improve business functioning, employee well-being and ultimately the bottom line. Our Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management degree has been accredited by the South African Board for People Practices (SABPP); the accreditation ensured that our programme is of the highest quality standards.
WHAT IS INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (IOP)?
IOP is the application of psychological principles, theory and research to people at work.
Admission requirements:
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Admission Points Score of 38.
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Minimum National Senior Certificate (NSC) requirements for degree entry must be met.
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English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa (home language or first additional language) on at least level 5 (60–69%).
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NSC achievement rating of at least 4 (50-59%) for Mathematics.
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Applicants with an Admission Points Score between 30 and 37 may be referred to write the Access Assessment Test before a decision is made on whether or not to admit the applicant to the programme.
Duration: 3 years
FIRST YEAR
1 Business Management
Introduction to Business Management and
Entrepreneurship EB101
Introduction to the Business Functions EB102
2 Economics
Introduction to Microeconomics EC101
Introduction to Macroeconomics EC102
3 Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Introduction to Industrial Psychology EZZ101
Introduction to Organizational Behaviour EZZ102
4 Accounting
General Accounting R101
R102 or
RG102
5 Statistics
Business Statistics STAE102
6 Computer Science and Information Systems:
(2 modules)
Computing fundamentals 1.1 WRFC101
Computing fundamentals 1.2 WRFC102
SECOND YEAR
1 Business Management:
Marketing Management EBM201
Customer Relations Management EBF207 or
Marketing Communication Management EBM203
2 Economics:
Macroeconomics EC201
Microeconomics EC202
OR
Accounting R201, R202
or
General Accounting RG201,
RG202
3 Industrial and Organizational Psychology:
Human Resource Management: Procurement EZA201
Labour Relations EZB201
Human Resource Management: Development EZC202
Human Resource Management: Reward Systems EZD202
Workplace Negotiation and Dispute Resolution EZE202
THIRD YEAR
1 Business Management:
Financial Management EBM301
General and Strategic Management EBM302
2 Industrial and Organizational Psychology:
Consumer Behaviour EZZ301
Career Management EZZ302
Organizational Behaviour EZZ303
Emerging Human Resource Practices EZZ304
3 Law:
Labour Law for Non-Legal Students JHL101
Labour Law for Non-Legal Students JHL102